The EEAS will also support the High Representative in his/her capacity as Vice-President of the Commission, in respect of his/her responsibilities within the Commission for responsibilities incumbent on it in external relations, and in coordinating other aspects of the Union’s external action, without prejudice to the normal tasks of the Commission services.

in his/her capacity as Vice-President of the Commission for fulfilling within the Commission the responsibilities incumbent on it in external relations, and in coordinating other aspects of the Union’s external action, without prejudice to the normal tasks of the services of the Commission.

In addition to the specific rules and procedures referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union, the Conference underlines that the provisions covering the Common Foreign and Security Policy including in relation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the External Action Service will not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, and powers of each Member State in relation to the formulation and conduct of its foreign policy, its national diplomatic service, relations ...[+++] with third countries and participation in international organisations, including a Member State's membership of the Security Council of the United Nations.

36. Is not convinced that the reform which has been carried out fully corresponds to this model insofar as six external relations services share responsibility in the area of external relations; considers that a further rationalisation could have a positive influence on the effectiveness of Community aid management;

36. is not convinced that the realised reform fully corresponds to this model as far as six external relations services share responsability in the area of external relations; considers that a further rationalization could have positive influence on the effectiveness of Community aid management;

4. Suggests that to that end, and taking a lead from the recent changes to the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and from the "regional' restructuring of the Joint External Relations Service through the creation of the EuropeAid Directorate-General, structures for dialogue and discussion on a regional scale should be set up within the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum; proposes that those structures should take the form of working parties which meet regularly, and that they should have as their main aim to assemble the members of parliament of all the parties to the conflict around one table; suggests t ...[+++]hat such working parties should have the option of holding regular hearings of representatives of civil society; proposes that one of them should focus on the question of Western Sahara, and another on the questions raised by immigration;